Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 The relationship between cholesterol and muscle was in Message 20845. The link to the PDF abstrct is below. Tony ======== Subject: Cholesterol helps to build muscles and strength In this presentation from the Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego (2005), the authors say that subjects with blood cholesterol less than 178 mg/dl increased their lean mass 0.3±1.6 kg (n=12) and strength 37±15%. Those with blood cholesterol greater than 238 mg/dl increased their lean mass 2.3±1.7 kg (n=8) and strength 70±31%. http://www.eb2005-online.com/pdfs/009499.PDF?PHPSESSID=1c3b0454d98b47ca5a0cbd6c5\ 7920e37 ======== > All, any comments about the original question? > > Wasn't there a posting about lean mass increases for > workouts, but only when cholesterol was above a certain level. Was there > a reference cited for this? I would like to read it in full. I also > wonder how > high, in everyday numbers, the cholesterol had to be. > > Thanks and I wish everyone caught in the hurricane the best, > Don > Seguin, Tx > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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